- Whole Class: Reminders on how to complete Monster Project Reflections
- Sign in to Google Classroom and work on assignment 008 - Monster Project Reflections
- Done? Jumpstart 3rd Grade!
- Whole Class:
- Look at YOUR Monsters
- How to complete the Monster Project Reflections
- Sign in to Google Classroom and work on assignment 008 - Monster Project Reflections
- Whole Class: Monster Project
- Meet the other schools!
- Look at the Monsters
- Dance Mat Typing:
- Jumpstart 2nd Grade or Sumdog
- Finish redrawing monsters in Tux Paint
- Take your time
- Read all of the directions
- Sumdog or Jumpstart 2nd Grade
- Finish redrawing monsters in Tux Paint
- Take your time
- Read all of the directions
- Jumpstart 2nd Grade OR Earth Day Games:
- Whole Class: Introduction to Monster Redraws
- Read the entire description before you draw anything
- Try to picture what you will be drawing
- Follow directions to draw the monster:
- Do not skip any directions
- If no colors are mentioned, use any color
- If no shapes are mentioned, use whatever shape you think might be correct
- I can not help you other than to explain a word
- Redraw your monsters
- Sign in to Google Classroom and: finish assignment 007 - Monster Project Descriptions
- Look at redraws of your monster and figure out what is different from your original monster and how to fix your description to fix this.
- Dance Mat Typing: Level 1/Stage 1
- Jumpstart 2nd Grade
- Sign in to Google Classroom and: finish assignment 007 - Monster Project Descriptions
- Finish your Monster Project Description, if not done
- Look at redraws of your monster and figure out what is different from your original monster and how to fix your description to fix this.
- Jumpstart 2nd Grade
- Sign in to Google Classroom and finish assignment 007 - Monster Project Descriptions
- Add the steps to draw your monster. Remember, the person trying to draw your monster needs written instructions on how to draw everything on your picture.
- If you have previously finished your description, check for any comments on the document and fix anything that needs to be fixed.
- Jumpstart 2nd Grade
- Whole Class: Hairy, Scary Ordinary
- Whole Class: How to describe your monster in Google Docs
- Sign in to Google Classroom and finish assignment 007 - Monster Project Descriptions
- Find your page and add your monster drawing to the page above "by <Your Name>
- Add the name of your monster before by <Your Name>
- Add a brief introduction to your monster. Tell something about your monster.
- Add the steps to draw your monster. Remember, the person trying to draw your monster needs written instructions on how to draw everything on your picture.
- Sign in to Google Classroom and finish assignment 006. Find your slide and:
- Add your self-portrait to your slide.
- Change the font color on your name to your favorite color.
- Change the font to a non-cursive font that only has upper-case letters.
- Add text boxes or Word Art with adjectives to describe you. You must have at least five adjectives! Use non-cursive fonts with upper and lower case.
- Then, mark the assignment as done in Google Classroom.
- Done? Jumpstart 2nd Grade OR Valentine's Day Games OR Adjective Games & Quizzes:
- Whole Class: Watch Unpack Your Adjectives and discuss what adjectives are and the adjectives in the video.
- Whole Class: How to do All About Me Adjectives
- Sign in to Google Classroom and complete assignment 006. Find your slide and:
- Add your self-portrait to your slide.
- Change the font color on your name to your favorite color.
- Change the font to a non-cursive font that only has upper-case letters.
- Add text boxes or Word Art with adjectives to describe you. You must have at least five adjectives! Use non-cursive fonts with upper and lower case.
- Then, mark the assignment as done in Google Classroom.
- Done? Jumpstart 2nd Grade OR Adjective Games & Quizzes:
- Finish The Mitten Math & More activities, if not done
- Do you like Star Wars or Minecraft? Try some of the Hour of Code in these worlds:
- Whole Class: Listen & Watch Jan Brett read The Mitten
- Whole Class: Review how to complete The Mitten Math & More PowerPoint Activities
- Complete The Mitten Math & More PowerPoint Activities
- Scratch Jr Christmas Cards!
- Continue with make a car drive across a scene
- Finished?
- Have your car make a noise - like a horn or a car engine? Where would you do that?
- Have you car drive into another scene?
- Add a second car or person or animal going the opposite direction in a scene?
- Whole Class: Hour of Code Kick-off
- Whole Class: Introduction to Scratch Jr. Interface
- Explore ScratchJr:
- What do you think each of the type of blocks do?
- Did you notice the numbers on any of the blocks? What do you think they do?
- How do you make your character do more than one thing?
- How do you make your character do something without tapping on the code?
- How can you add a new character? How can you delete a character? How can you make a character smaller or bigger?
- How can you change the background?
- Let's make a car drive across a scene
- If you finish, can you:
- Have your car make a noise - like a horn or a car engine? Where would you do that?
- Have you car drive into another scene?
- Add a second car or person or animal going the opposite direction in a scene?
- Finish your Leaf Person story (Assignment 004) in Google Classroom, if not done
- Finish your Thankful picture in Tux Paint
- Sign in to Google Classroom and add your Thankful picture to the Thanksgiving Thankfulness presentation on Assignment 005. Make sure to mark the assignment as done when you are finished!
- Thanksgiving Games:
- Whole Class: BrainPop Jr Thanksgiving
- Whole Class: Drawing a Thankful picture in Tux Paint
- If not done, with your Leaf Person/Animal story, finish this
- Draw a Thankful picture in Tux Paint
- Whole Class:
- My comments & suggestions and what to do with them
- How to change fonts, font sizes, and font colors
- Sign in to Google Classroom and work on assignment 004. Find your page in the document and:
- Add your Leaf picture above "by:"
- Add the name of your Leaf Person/Animal before by:
- Write your story:
- This needs to have a beginning, middle, and end and needs to be interesting to read not just a list of facts.
- It must make sense and needs to go along with the picture you drew.
- Use complete sentences - capital letters at the beginning of a sentence and punctuation at the end. Each thought needs to be a separate sentence!
- Don't worry about spelling as your write - you can fix that later.
- Change the font to be one that goes with your story. You can, if you want, change the color of your title
- If done, mark the assignment as done in Google Classroom
- Jumpstart 2nd Grade, if done.
- Whole Class: How to write your Leaf Person/Animal story
- Finish your Leaf Person/Animal in Tux Paint, if not done
- Sign in to Google Classroom and work on assignment 004. Find your page in the document and:
- Add your Leaf picture above "by:"
- Add the name of your Leaf Person/Animal before by:
- Write your story:
- This needs to have a beginning, middle, and end.
- It must make sense and needs to go along with the picture you drew.
- Use complete sentences - capital letters at the beginning of a sentence and punctuation at the end.
- Don't worry about spelling as your write - you can fix that later.
- Change the font to be one that goes with your story. You can, if you want, change the color of your title
- If done, mark the assignment as done in Google Classroom
- Whole Class: How to add your Jack-o-Lantern picture to your slide
- Finish your Jack-o-Lantern, if not done
- Sign in to Google Classroom and complete assignment 003. Find your slide and:
- Add your Jack-o-Lantern picture to your slide
- You can optionally change the font for your name, if you wish
- Then, mark the assignment as done in Google Classroom
- Done? Sumdog OR Halloween Activities:
- Whole Class: BrainPOP Jr. Halloween
- Whole Class: Tips on drawing your Jack-o-Lantern in Tux Paint
- Draw your Jack-o-Lantern picture in Tux Paint
- Introduction to Sumdog
- If not done with Acrostic, sign in to Google Classroom and complete assignment 002
- Play Sumdog
- Whole Class: Keyboard Climber
- Sign in to Google Classroom and complete assignment 002. Find your page and:
- Write your first name vertically on the page, if not done
- Write a word, phrase, or sentence that starts with each letter of your name that describes you in some way
- When your poem is done, change the font (if desired); make the letters in your name stand out by making the font bigger and making the letter bold and, optionally, coloring the letter; add other colors to other words if it would make sense
- Then, mark the assignment as done in Google Classroom
- Can you get all the way to outer space in Keyboard Climber? Remember use the correct hand!
- Jumpstart 2nd Grade
- Whole Class: Keyboarding Zoo
- Sign in to Google Classroom and complete assignment 002. Find your page and:
- Write your first name vertically on the page, if not done
- Write a word, phrase, or sentence that starts with each letter of your name that describes you in some way
- When your poem is done, change the font (if desired); make the letters in your name stand out by making the font bigger and making the letter bold and, optionally, coloring the letter; add other colors to other words if it would make sense
- Then, mark the assignment as done in Google Classroom
- How far can you get in Keyboarding Zoo . If it's a purple letter, use your left hand. If it's a blue letter, use your right hand.
- Jumpstart 2nd Grade
- Whole Class: Reminder on signing in to Google Classroom and editing the Acrostic Poems document. Instructions on changing font, font size (must do this for starting letters), making letters bold, and coloring letters.
- Sign in to Google Classroom and complete assignment 002. Find your page and:
- Write your first name vertically on the page, if not done
- Write a word, phrase, or sentence that starts with each letter of your name that describes you in some way
- When your poem is done, change the font (if desired); make the letters in your name stand out by making the font bigger and making the letter bold and, optionally, coloring the letter; add other colors to other words if it would make sense
- Then, mark the assignment as done in Google Classroom
- Jumpstart 2nd Grade
- Whole Class: How to sign in to Google Classroom and edit the Acrostic Poems document
- Sign in to Google Classroom and complete assignment 002. Find your page and:
- Write your first name vertically on the page
- Write a word, phrase, or sentence that starts with each letter of your name that describes you in some way
- When your poem is done, change the font (if desired); make the letters in your name stand out by making the font bigger and making the letter bold and, optionally, coloring the letter; add other colors to other words if it would make sense
- Then, mark the assignment as done in Google Classroom
- Whole Class: How to sign in to Google Classroom and edit the Making Our Mark presentation
- Sign in to Google Classroom and complete assignment 001. Find your slide and add the following information:
- Sentence 1: How you will make your mark
- Sentence 2: Why you want to make your mark this way
- Sentence 3: How this will make the world better
- Jumpstart 2nd Grade
- Whole Class: International Dot Day - Watch the story The Dot
- Whole Class: How to open the Dot Day Template
- Draw a dot about how you will Make Your Mark
- Jumpstart 2nd Grade OR Dot Activities When You Are Done:
- Whole Class: How to open a picture you have started in Tux Paint
- Finish your self-portrait in Tux Paint
- Jumpstart 2nd Grade, when done
- Whole Class: Review shapes, fill bucket, and pencil drawing tools in Tux Paint
- Draw head & shoulders self-portrait in Tux Paint